Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27

! was unlawiuliy restrained OF her noertl
al 500 West Fifty eighth street.
Inc Supreme Court. Chamber was
packed when the hour for the return OF
the writ drew near. Great was the IN.
terest to see the whiom Javotte, VINO had
so suddenly shaken the dust OF the Casino
from her feet, and who was looked upon
as halfdemen,ed prisoner OF the
dlabelical physician. But she came not.
! The doctor came, and brushed his herce
moustachios. He looked full of mental dis
| turbance, as if either guilty conscience
or very serious bit Of wrath over the
stories of the day was troubling MIN.
Charley Reed, the lawyer, OF Gulteau
fame, came with him and sat beside him,
while William Allan represented him as
counsel. Lawyer Mundy and Henry M.
Folsom, the father OF the missing glrl, APP
peared on time, and cast perturDed
chances about the room for the wlshed-lor
daughter.
Mr.. Allan said that his client had re-
ceIVed the witt and petition purportlng
to be signed by the father of Miss Folsom.
Judge Patterson interrupted him sharply
by asking.
"Have you her body herep
NO." returned the lawyer. 1--WE have
not got her in our possession. i don't
know whether the petition says she Is IN
sane or not"
"There ls an allegation that she Is I'M
lawfully deprived of her liberty" SAID
the Judge, who appeared TO be very con-
VersanS with the case. "She Is detained
by person claiming TO be physician,
who has control over her, has her in his
custody, and says that she is Of unsound
mind"
Mr.. Allan then made an affidavit by
DR.. William M. Cate, denying that he had
or ever had had Agnes Folsom in his GUS
tody or possession or power, or that she
was ever restrained by him. Mr.. Allan
went on to say that when the writ was
served he had an interview with Miss
Folsom for the first time. He examined
her thoroughly, and was convinced that
she was perfectly sound in mind.
An affidavit, signed by Agnes, was
submitted, denying all the allegations Of
her father and mother. Mr.. Mundy asked
for time to reply to the affidavit, which
was granted. Afterward the case was
placed in the hands OF a referee to take
testimony as to Agnes lunacy.
or all crimes, sins, failings or weak
nesses the crime, sin, failing or weakness
of insanity was the last to be looked Tor
in the arch and unembarrassed young
lady who met half score OF reporters
In the afternoon and denied the allega-
tons which had been made about her in
her fathers name. She was as pretty as
three or four pictures. Her face, rounded
in healthtul lines, looked much better
than when she left the stage suffering
from pneumonia.
~ cannot understand my father drag
ging me into publicity like this" she
SAID. "The statements which have been
published about me are false from be.
ginning to end. DR.. Gate has no authori-
ty or influence over me whatever. He
had nothing to do with my leaving the
theatre, or with my coming to New York"
Miss Folsom looked dreamily out of the
window when asked about her relations
with Mr.. William j. Baldwin. ale was
friend of the family, nothing MORE"
she said. She denied that he had been as.
saulted by DR.. Cate.
Miss Folsom went on to say that there
was quarrel between her and her
parents, but declined to go into its merits.
1t was not much of quarrel, she init
mated, but about it's nature she could not
tell